Senior Web Designer

Brand Recruitment; Widdington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing tech startup in Widdington is seeking a talented Web Designer to transform ideas into engaging digital experiences. You'll design modern websites, manage website operations, and collaborate with creative partners. Essential skills include expertise in visual design and front-end technologies like HTML and CSS. This is an exciting on-site opportunity that offers creative ownership and the chance to shape a company's digital identity across various channels.

Qualifications

• Strong visual design ability and front-end skills.
• Experience with both HTML and CSS.
• Ability to work independently in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Design modern, engaging websites and digital assets.
• Create wireframes, mood boards, and mock-ups.
• Collaborate with marketing for digital campaigns.

Skills

Visual design ability with Adobe Creative Cloud expertise

Front-end skills (HTML, CSS, CMS platforms)

Excellent organisational skills

Strong communication skills

Tools

WordPress

Joomla

Job description

Are you a visual storyteller who loves transforming ideas into beautiful, engaging digital experiences? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your creativity directly shapes a company's online identity? Do you have extensive experience in HTML, CSS and designing and platforms like WordPress/Joomla? If so, we have a fantastic role for you.

We are working with a rapidly growing start-up in the north Essex/ south Cambridgeshire area, operating at the forefront of the current landscape of technology and Innovation, as they seek a talented Web Designer with strong front-end development skills to join the marketing and creative team. This is a hands-on, highly creative role 360-degree design role where you'll design, build, and maintain the full digital presence of an ambitious, high-growth company.

What You'll Do - Web Designer

• Design modern, visually engaging websites, landing pages, and digital assets
• Create wireframes, mood boards, mock-ups, and high-fidelity layouts
• Build responsive web pages using HTML, CSS, and CMS platforms (WordPress/Joomla)
• Optimise and update existing pages for usability, performance, accessibility, and SEO
• Collaborate with marketing and creative partners to deliver digital campaigns and visual storytelling
• Produce high-quality graphics, animations, and short-form video content
• Manage website operations, including hosting, domains, testing, and quality checks

Essential Experience - Web Designer

• Strong visual design ability with Adobe Creative Cloud expertise
• Confident front-end skills (HTML, CSS, CMS platforms such as WordPress/Joomla)
• Ability to turn concepts into intuitive, high-impact website experiences
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently within a small team
• Full UK driving licence & eligibility to work in the UK

A Bonus

• Blender or 3D content experience
• Video or podcast editing skills
• Knowledge of accessibility, SEO, JavaScript, or analytics tools

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and evolve an entire digital identity within a fast-growing tech start-up environment. You'll work across disciplines, have real creative ownership, and see your ideas come to life across high-visibility digital channels. As a growing start-up, they're ideally looking for this role to be based on-site, 5 days a week at their Saffron Walden Office.

If you are interested in the role, you must send us an up-to-date portfolio of your work to accompany your CV, as any decision on interview will be based on a combination of both.

Due to the location of the Essex-based office, this role is commutable from Cambridge, Bishops Stortford, Saffron Walden, Haverhill, Newport, Thaxted, Great Dunmow, Royston and Buntingford.